I read an article the other day saying Social media doesn’t work for letting agents, i really think the author has missed the point. You see the problem that many of us are unaware of, is that SEO has become a bit of a dirty word within the ranks of Google and just...

The last month has been an exceptionally busy one for the letting agents around the UK as we battle to ensure we comply with the changes that are coming thick and fast to our industry. We have had new test cases hitting the headlines in relation to deposit...

Did you know that it is a recommendation under the LACORS fire safety guidance provisions, that all landlords should carry out a fire risk assessment on their property before letting to ensure that their property is safe? Many don’t, and very few people do, so you are...

Earlier this year I had a bit of a wakeup call, when my two most experienced property managers both went on maternity leave at pretty much the same time. I felt secure because I knew that the other remainder of the team of 4 (plus 2 client account managers) had been...

To research this article I googled “I hate letting agents” and was met with pages of reasons why landlords and tenants hate letting agents, absolutely tons of posts, forums comments, even websites, with all sorts of expletives and rants full of swear words...

The midlands is pleased to see some welcomed investment into the area, once again, as we are seeing new build home sites starting to appear again which have been sorely missed over the last few years. Here at Concentric & Lawson's, we have recently been offered a...

With 4000 ministry of defence personnel, being made redundant today and more to follow, many will be looking to find jobs in Civvy Street now. The latest round of redundancies include the RAF and Royal Navy, but the army faces more job cuts With unemployment already...

So 8 weeks into the new job and the world of lettings, and reality has hit. I feel I have learnt so much one minute and then on the reverse so little. I was quick to realise I have a lot of catching up to do with the other members of the team, (good job I’m a fast...

Well I have now completed week 4 of my marketing plan and 6 weeks with Concentric. (all I can say is that times fly’s when you are having fun). I can say with confidence that the concentric way of thinking really works. Although the response was a bit slow in the...

My name is Rebecca Crowther and i recently joined Dawn Bennett to work alongside her in aiding her to develop her own Concentric Letting Agency branch for Wolverhampton and Sandwell as her Lettings Co-ordinator. Well what a whirl wind first month in my new job has...

A large section of my job role involves gas and electric safety checks and their annual renewals. This is obviously imperative to ensure tenant safety and Landlord compliance. On a weekly basis, I inform tenants and landlords of due dates for safety checks, arrange...

A social tenant Rebecca Powell, has just won her case against Hounslow Council, in a ruling by the supreme court, that she cannot be evicted as it is against Article 8 in the European Convention on Human Rights, to be evicted, even though she was in £3500 worth of...